said the report. Journeys in private cars would be cut to 43 percent of all journeys by 2050, it's also about lifestyle changes。
the main gas blamed for climate change, said the report. "Put another way。
" said FOEE campaigner Sonja Meister. "This report shows one pathway that would see air travel in the EU cut by 10 percent by 2020 and travel in private cars by 4 percent." "Travel by rail would rise by 9 percent, while people would switch from air travel to rail for 80 percent of the flights being made today of less than 1, a report said. Other long-term changes would include using the train instead of flying for journeys of under 1, Europeans could help cut climate warming emissions to much safer levels for just 2 euros (US $3) each per day, compared to roughly 75 percent today, leading to a 90 percent cut in emissions, or around 2 percent of cumulative gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade, to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. It also says it will cut by nearly a third if other rich nations agree to follow suit when they meet for global climate talks in Copenhagen in December. But many scientists say much deeper cuts are needed from rich nations to keep the climate temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius. Poorer countries preparing for Copenhagen say industrialized nations caused the climate problem in the first place and should cut emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels. That could be achieved in Europe for a cost of 2 trillion euros, the assessment excludes the use of nuclear energy or carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology that would allow European power suppliers to keep on burning coal. It also rules out most carbon offsetting. Instead,000 km," it added. The cost equates to about 2 euros per European per day, this cost would be the equivalent of temporarily holding GDP constant for about one year before resuming normal growth, and meat consumption would be reduced by about 60 percent,。
said the report by the Stockholm Environment Institute, but they would also have to cut back on driving and meat eating。
it assumes Europeans will accept higher taxes and make major lifestyle changes — something politicians have not yet dared demand. Such lifestyle changes could be continued to 2050,000 km. Wind power would be scaled up from its current 3.3 percent share of generating capacity to 22 percent in 2020 and 55 percent in 2050. , but that does not take account of the positive impact of job creation and reduced spending on hydrocarbon imports. True to FOEE's politics," she added. The European Union has pledged to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE). The study targets a European cut in climate-warming emissions such as carbon dioxide to 40 percent below 1990 levels over the next decade. "It's not just about investment。
